College football rankings: Ohio State tightens grip on No. 1

By RJ Younger
FOX Sports activities Faculty Soccer Author

The Ohio State Buckeyes are one of the best workforce within the nation.

Each Georgia and Alabama, earlier No. 1s right here, have displayed flaws towards groups who simply aren’t proficient sufficient to use them.

Georgia wanted a giant fourth quarter to make a 42-10 victory over Auburn look extra spectacular than it was, and Alabama practically misplaced to the identical Texas A&M workforce that has now misplaced three of its final six video games, together with one through which the Aggies put cash within the bag towards 3-3 Appalachian State.

In the meantime, the Buckeyes haven’t performed with their full assortment of offensive playmakers — large receivers Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Julian Fleming in addition to working backs Miyan Williams and TreVeyon Henderson — unexpectedly. But they’ve performed nothing however display dominance from Week 2 onward and the double-digit win they’d over Notre Dame now not appears like a stinker because of the Combating Irish knocking off a ranked BYU squad on Saturday.

And Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud has been otherworldly throughout this stretch.

Towards Michigan State, Stroud threw extra landing passes (six) than incompletions (5), and his efficiency by means of the primary half of the season makes him the front-runner to win the Heisman if his type holds.

Midway by means of the season, it’s not simply that Ohio State is the No. 1 workforce within the nation. It’s that the Buckeyes are the one workforce that has confirmed worthy of the crown for the previous two weeks.

1. Ohio State (6-0)

Defeated Michigan State, 49-20

Stroud accomplished 21 of 26 move makes an attempt for 361 yards with six TDs and an INT. Henderson added 118 dashing yards on 19 carries, and receivers Emeka Egbuka and Marvin Harrison, Jr. every amassed over 100 receiving yards in a route of the Spartans.

2. Alabama (6-0)

Defeated Texas A&M, 24-20

Alabama missed reigning Heisman winner Bryce Younger however managed to outlive a recreation that got here all the way down to the final play. The Tide turned the ball over 4 occasions and backup quarterback Jalen Milroe accomplished 12 of 19 passes for 111 yards with three TDs and an INT.

3. Georgia (6-0)

Defeated Auburn, 42-10

Georgia has not misplaced the Deep South’s oldest rivalry at house since 2005 and prolonged its profitable streak towards the Tigers to 6.

4. Michigan (6-0)

Defeated Indiana, 31-10

J.J. McCarthy accomplished 28 of 46 for 304 yards with an INT, whereas Heisman contender Blake Corum rushed for 124 yards on 25 carries because the Wolverines outscored the Hoosiers 21-0 within the second half in Bloomington. 

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5. Clemson (6-0)

Defeated Boston Faculty, 31-3

DJ Uiagalelei handed for 220 yards and three touchdowns because the Tigers pulled away late.

6. Oklahoma State (5-0)

Defeated Texas Tech, 41-31

The Pokes held off the Crimson Raiders to arrange a showdown for Large 12 supremacy towards undefeated TCU on Saturday.

7. Tennessee (5-0)

Defeated LSU, 40-13

The Vols handed LSU a loss for the primary time since 2016, whereas enhancing to 5-0 — their greatest begin since 2016. Subsequent week, Tennessee appears to earn its first win towards Alabama since 2006.

8. USC (6-0)

Defeated Washington State, 30-14

USC working again Travis Dye has rushed for at the very least 100 yards in 4 of the Trojans’ 5 wins. He logged 27 rushes for 146 yards with a TD towards Wazzu.

9. Penn State (5-0)

Idle.

10. Mississippi (6-0)

Defeated Vanderbilt, 52-28

The Rebels bounced again from a 20-10 deficit to blow the doorways off the Commodores. Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart threw for 448 yards with three TDs and two INTs within the win.

11. Oregon (5-1)

Defeated Arizona, 49-22

Bo Nix handed for 265 yards and rushed for 3 touchdowns in a simple win for the Geese.

12. UCLA (6-0)

Defeated Utah, 42-32

The Bruins grew to become the primary Chip Kelly-led workforce to start out the season 6-0 since his Oregon Geese did in 2012. The Geese ended the season because the No. 2 workforce within the nation and 12-1.

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13. TCU (5-0)

Defeated Kansas, 38-31

The Horned Frogs improved to 5-0 for the primary time since 2017 when head coach Sonny Dykes was an analyst on TCU’s teaching employees.

14. Mississippi State (5-1)

Defeated Arkansas, 40-17

The Bulldogs took benefit of an Arkansas workforce enjoying with out their talisman and beginning quarterback KJ Jefferson. MSU quarterback Will Rogers threw for 395 yards whereas setting the all-time completion file for an SEC quarterback with 31 on 48 move makes an attempt towards the Hogs.

15. Kansas State (5-1)

Defeated Iowa State, 10-9

Adrian Martinez handed for 246 yards because the Wildcats averted the upset.

16. Syracuse (5-0)

Idle.

17. Wake Forest (5-1)

Defeated Military, 45-10

The Demon Deacons led 38-0 coming into the fourth quarter of a recreation that was by no means shut.

18. North Carolina State (5-1)

Defeated Florida State, 19-17

With the sport within the stability, the Wolfpack protection got here up with a important turnover within the waning moments of the sport to earn its fifth win.

19. Utah (4-2)

Misplaced to UCLA, 42-32

The Utes gave up 30-plus factors for the primary time all season.

20. Kansas (5-1)

Misplaced to TCU, 38-31

The Jayhawks responded valiantly to the lack of their beginning quarterback, Jalon Daniels, within the first half and fell simply wanting their sixth win.

21. Texas (4-2)

Defeated Oklahoma, 49-0

The Longhorns handed the Sooners their worst loss within the historical past of the Crimson River Showdown, shutting out the Sooners for the primary time since 1965 and placing up the most important margin of victory for Texas on this recreation.

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22. Minnesota (4-1)

Idle.

23. North Carolina (5-1)

Defeated Miami, 27-24

The UNC protection gave up 496 move yards and 540 complete to the Hurricanes, however the offense picked up the protection with 470 complete yards, regardless of permitting 5 sacks of quarterback Drake Maye.

Maye completed 19-for-28 for 309 passing yards, with two TDs and two INTs.

24. Coastal Carolina (5-0)

Defeated Louisiana-Monroe, 28-21

CJ Beasley rushed for 115 yards and a pair of scores on 15 carries within the victory.

25. Cincinnati (5-1)

Defeated South Florida, 28-24

A 35-yard TD run by Charles McClelland within the fourth quarter received it for the Bearcats.

Learn extra:

– Heisman Watch: Stroud dominates with 6-TD day

– Even at 6-0, No. 4 Michigan is difficult to pin down

– Michigan pulls away to win an emotional recreation after assistant collapses

– Crimson River Showdown: With Quinn Ewers again, Texas routs Oklahoma

– Faculty soccer prime performs: All one of the best from a wild Week 6

– Dorian Thompson-Robinson leads UCLA to huge win over Utah

RJ Younger is a nationwide school soccer author and analyst for FOX Sports activities and the host of the podcast “The Quantity One Faculty Soccer Present.” Observe him on Twitter at @RJ_Young and subscribe to “The RJ Younger Present” on YouTube.

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